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Monday September 28, 2009 Finished The City of Manchester Stadium

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Manchester City

  • Tévez 5’, 62’
  • Petrov 32’

West Ham United

  • Cole 24’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester City
    • West Ham United
    • - IT'S ALL OVER! 3-1 to City and a Tevez double does the trick for the home side.
    • 90+1' Into added time now and City looking for more goals still.
    • 89' Michael Johnson makes his return from injury to replace Barry.
    • 88' ANOTHER CHANCE! Tevez sets up Petrov to seal it after Foubert can't get to the through ball, but Petrov puts it over!
    • 87' CHANCE! Santa Cruz almost in there after good work down the left from Petrov again! He puts it wide though when well placed!
    • 84' CHANCE! Cole and Da Costa get in each other's way there in the penalty area, as they both try to head a right wing cross in! Cole is not happy in the slightest!
    • 82' Diamanti tries his luck from range, but that is well, well wide and meanwhile Tevez is limping after a challenge by Hines.
    • 80' Santa Cruz comes on to make his debut for City in place of Wright-Phillips!
    • 79' Bellamy is on the deck after a clash with Noble. He's not happy about something and the physio is on hand to calm him down.
    • 79' CHANCE! Bellamy and Petrov set up Barry for a shot, which Green has to tip over the bar!
    • 77' Bellamy tries his luck with a shot from range after good work by Barry, but it curls over the bar.
    • 75' West Ham certainly giving this a go. They haven't given this game up yet by any means. City a bit quiet really since the third goal.
    • 74' Diamanti with it and that bounces around dangerously in the area before going for a corner. Tomkins meets the corner with his head, but can't direct it on target.
    • 73' Hines is upended by Barry. Free kick to the Hammers..
    • 71' Zavon Hines comes on for Jimenez and Kovac is off for Stanislas. Double change for West Ham.
    • 69' City in with a chance of breaking into the top four here with another goal. Premier League Table
    • 68' CHANCE! Diamanti has a shot and from the corner he has another go from a tight angle. Given has to parry that one away!
    • 66' Corner for City now and Petrov takes it to Barry, who heads it over.
    • 65' Noble has a shot now for West Ham, but that is comfortable for Given.
    • 64' CHANCE! Wright-Phillips with the cross after a good City move and Bellamy volleys it over!
    • 61' GOAL!! It's Tevez again! A free kick from Bellamy goes to the back post where three city players are unmarked. Tevez is one of them and he just guides the header past Green!! 3-1 City!
    • 60' Nice move from City involving Petrov and it falls to Barry in the end, whose shot hits Tomkins.
    • 59' Bridge goes in late on Kovac and gets a yellow card.
    • 56' Nice skill from Bellamy nutmegging Faubert leads to a corner. Lescott goes down after a clash with Da Costa, but nothing doing from the ref.
    • 55' Diamanti receives a sloppy booking there for kicking the ball away at a City free kick. he might find himself short in next week's pay packet for that one!
    • 52' Bellamy uses his pace to drive forward and earn a corner for City off Da Costa. Ilunga gets it clear though.
    • 49' West Ham have a corner now after Zabaleta deflected Diamanti's cross behind. The corner isn't the best though and it ends up as a goal kick to City.
    • 46' Back underway at Eastlands and straight away Wright-Phillips goes down on the edge of the area, but doesn't get the free kick.
    • - That's it for the first 45 minutes at Eastlands. 2-1 to City at half time. Back with more soon.
    • 45+1' We're playing two minutes of time added on here and Tevez almost gets the shot in once more, but it's blocked.
    • 44' Petrov fires in a shot from the edge of the area and makes Green make the save again!
    • 43' Header comes in from Bellamy this time and Green has to dive to his right to make the save!
    • 42' Parker has the ball in the net, but Cole is somewhat unfortunately penalised for a foul on Lescott, so it won't count!
    • 40' From the resulting corner, Lescott has a chance with a header, but he can't direct it goalward.
    • 39' CHANCE! Great move by City involving Bellamy, Petrov and Tevez, but Green is again quick off his line to make the save!
    • 37' I think he's ok to continue though. The physio does a good job.
    • 36' Petrov goes down after a clash with Faubert and is writhing around a bit on the deck.
    • 35' West Ham have never scored more than one goal in any Premier League game at Manchester City, so they could be in bother here on that basis!
    • 33' Green has to be very fast to get to that through ball ahead of Bellamy who outstrips the Hammers defence for pace.
    • 32' GOAL!!! Petrov takes the free kick and left footed he curls it round the edge of the wall and it beats Green to his right!! 2-1 City!
    • 31' Corner to Man City now... Cole gets that one clear, but then De Jong is fouled by Jimenez and City have a free kick in a great position for them.
    • 28' CHANCE! Cole outjumps Toure near the penalty spot and gets his header in! Given has to make a decent save diving to the left.
    • 26' I did say that West Ham were getting back into it a bit, but the goal has stunned City somewhat. All West Ham at this moment in terms of possession.
    • 24' GOAL!! Carlton Cole scores!! Diamanti takes the free kick and it's not cleared properly, comes to Kovac, whose shot is turned in by Cole right on the line!
    • 23' West Ham getting back into this a little bit now after a very slow start, where West Ham could have been three up. They're still to really make Given work though.
    • 20' Diamanti puts it through to Cole, or tries to, but it's blocked.
    • 17' Shot from Petrov! Green spills it, but he's able to gather it at the second attempt.
    • 16' West Ham have their first shot on target of the match, through Mark Noble. Easy for Given though.
    • 15' CHANCE! Tevez yet again! The cross comes in from the left and takes a deflection off Wright-Phillips. It falls perfectly for Tevez, who blasts it over the bar from about 12 yards!!
    • 13' Poor challenge from Lescott there on Faubert, but it goes unpunished by the ref. Faubert shows the ref his leg, but to no avail.
    • 12' Great run from Tevez, who is on fire early on here. He sets up Wright-Phillips, but West Ham defend well.
    • 9' CHANCE! Tevez again! From a Bellamy corner, Tevez turns in the box and hits a shot just wide!
    • 7' Great start from City then and Tevez muted his celebration out of respect to West Ham there when he scored. He goes forward again down the right and is crowded out this time.
    • 5' GOAL!!! And it's Tevez! Long ball from the keeper to Petrov, who cuts inside and plays it in to Tevez, who just slots it home from close range!
    • 4' Appeals for handball against Tevez fail and City attack down the left through Bridge and earn a corner.
    • 3' Wright-Phillips is in here, set up by Tevez, but he strays offside.
    • 2' Wright-Phillips and Zabaleta combine for City down the right, but the move comes to nothing.
    • 1' We're underway at Eastlands and West Ham kick off. Parker plays the first ball forward of the match, which is booted clear by City.
    • - Right, the teams are ready and we'll be underway very shortly indeed.
    • - And Manuel de Costa makes his Premier League debut for West Ham tonight.
    • - No Steven Ireland tonight due to illness so Martin Petrov takes his place.
    • - City are in good form at home, with 11 wins from their last 12 matches at Eastlands including the last five on the trot.
    • - And the Hammers team this evening is: Green, Faubert, Da Costa, Tomkins, Ilunga, Diamanti, Kovac, Parker, Noble, Jimenez, Cole. Subs: Kurucz, Spector, Nouble, Payne, Hines, N'Gala, Stanislas.
    • - The team news is in and the City side this evening is: Given, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, De Jong, Barry, Petrov, Tevez, Bellamy. Subs: Taylor, Richards, Johnson, Santa Cruz, Garrido, Sylvinho, Weiss.
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of tonight's Premier League clash between Manchester City and West Ham!

  • Summary

    • 88' ANOTHER CHANCE! Tevez sets up Petrov to seal it after Foubert can't get to the through ball, but Petrov puts it over!
    • 87' CHANCE! Santa Cruz almost in there after good work down the left from Petrov again! He puts it wide though when well placed!
    • 84' CHANCE! Cole and Da Costa get in each other's way there in the penalty area, as they both try to head a right wing cross in! Cole is not happy in the slightest!
    • 79' CHANCE! Bellamy and Petrov set up Barry for a shot, which Green has to tip over the bar!
    • 68' CHANCE! Diamanti has a shot and from the corner he has another go from a tight angle. Given has to parry that one away!
    • 64' CHANCE! Wright-Phillips with the cross after a good City move and Bellamy volleys it over!
    • 61' GOAL!! It's Tevez again! A free kick from Bellamy goes to the back post where three city players are unmarked. Tevez is one of them and he just guides the header past Green!! 3-1 City!
    • 44' Petrov fires in a shot from the edge of the area and makes Green make the save again!
    • 43' Header comes in from Bellamy this time and Green has to dive to his right to make the save!
    • 42' Parker has the ball in the net, but Cole is somewhat unfortunately penalised for a foul on Lescott, so it won't count!
    • 39' CHANCE! Great move by City involving Bellamy, Petrov and Tevez, but Green is again quick off his line to make the save!
    • 32' GOAL!!! Petrov takes the free kick and left footed he curls it round the edge of the wall and it beats Green to his right!! 2-1 City!
    • 24' GOAL!! Carlton Cole scores!! Diamanti takes the free kick and it's not cleared properly, comes to Kovac, whose shot is turned in by Cole right on the line!
    • 15' CHANCE! Tevez yet again! The cross comes in from the left and takes a deflection off Wright-Phillips. It falls perfectly for Tevez, who blasts it over the bar from about 12 yards!!
    • 9' CHANCE! Tevez again! From a Bellamy corner, Tevez turns in the box and hits a shot just wide!
    • 5' GOAL!!! And it's Tevez! Long ball from the keeper to Petrov, who cuts inside and plays it in to Tevez, who just slots it home from close range!
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of tonight's Premier League clash between Manchester City and West Ham!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Manchester City

    Manager: Mark Hughes

    Captain: Kolo Habib Touré

    Starting line-up

    • S. Given
    • P. Zabaleta
    • K. Touré
    • J. Lescott
    • W. Bridge Yellow Card
    • N. de Jong
    • G. Barry Substitution Out (89′)
    • S. Wright-Phillips Substitution Out (81′)
    • M. Petrov Goal
    • C. Tévez Goals×2
    • C. Bellamy

    Subs

    • R. Santa Cruz Substitution In81′
    • J. Garrido
    • M. Richards
    • Sylvinho
    • S. Taylor
    • M. Johnson Substitution In89′
    • V. Weiss

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • West Ham United

    Manager: Gianfranco Zola

    Starting line-up

    • R. Green
    • J. Faubert
    • M. da Costa
    • J. Tomkins
    • H. Ilunga
    • R. Kovác Substitution Out (71′)
    • S. Parker
    • A. Diamanti Yellow Card
    • M. Noble
    • L. Jiménez Substitution Out (71′)
    • C. Cole Goal

    Subs

    • J. Spector
    • Z. Hines Substitution In71′
    • B. Ngala
    • J. Payne
    • Junior Stanislas Substitution In71′
    • P. Kurucz
    • F. Nouble

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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